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Financial planning

Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) specialist BetaShares has predicted the market could grow to as much as $9 billion this year if financial markets remain appropriately buoyant....

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Editorial

AMP Capital's Michael Price explains why retirees should consider Australian equities for their income needs....

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Life/Risk

The insurance industry will need to take a more innovative approach to technology in its decision-making and operations if it wants to survive continuing economic pressur...

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Financial planning

ASIC's 2011/12 annual report has outlined the amount of surveillance and enforcement action the regulator completed in the financial advice sector in the past year....

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Editorial

van Eyk's Jonathan Ramsay gives investors some tips for determining whether a fund manager will outperform....

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Editorial

Matt Drennan writes that much of the debate about investment markets and methodologies overlooks the importance of client needs....

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Funds management

The quantitative easing (QE) policy being undertaken across the developed world's markets may create greater volatility for investors in the long run, with the "beggar th...

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Editorial

AMP Capital's Craig Keary warns investing in term deposits may prevent investors reaching their financial goals and suggests other ways to find yield....

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Superannuation

Industry Super Network has appointed former Lonsec staffer Anh Nguyen to support its research and policy capabilities....

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Editorial

With every investment management firm claiming it is different from its competitors, Allan Gray asks what it means to be contrarian....

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The Industry Super Network claims high frequency trading is benefiting a small subset of investors at the expense of super funds....

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Editorial

The Australian financial markets and wealth management arms of IRESS have posted a profit after tax of $18.2 million and $7.6 million for the first half of 2012, respecti...

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Financial planning

ASIC targets securities dealers over mis-selling and inadequate advice....

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Financial planning

Advisers are split about the future direction of Europe due to seemingly contradictory economic indicators, says Macquarie Private Wealth head of research Riccardo Brigan...

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Financial planning

The three dominant generations seem to have very different views on investing and are split when describing their worst financial nightmares, according to a new survey re...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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